"Alexander Hamilton..it's nice to meet you"

"John...John Lauren"
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John watched Eliza and Alex kiss happily uniting them in marriage tears slid down his face and he walked out into the hallway

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"Let's get some ladies~"

"Yeah...ladies"
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He slumped against the wall and buried his head in his knees crying softly into his hands
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"Elizabeth schuyler it's a pleasure to meet you"

"Schuyler?"
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He clutched a letter close to his chest and stood up
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And I realised three fundamental truths at the exact same time

Number one: my father would never approve, I'm a man and a man is to wed a rich woman and Alexander is pennyless hah! That doesn't mean I love him any less...

Number two: he's after her cause she's a schuyler sister that ups the status side would have to be naive to push that aside

Number three: I know my best friend like I know my own mind! You will never find someone so trusting and kind! If I tell him I love him he'll resign but at night I can't help but romanticise what might have been if he complied
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"Lauren? Mon amie you ok?" Lafayette stood above him John kept his head down and push past him he held up a glass next to Angelica

"TO THE GROOM! TO THE BRIDE! FROM YOUR BEST FRIEND! TO YOUR UNION AND THE HOPE YOU PROVIDE!"

He walked out of the church dropping the letter in the trash...making his way down to South Carolina

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Dearest Laurens,

Cold in my profession, warm in my friendship, I wish, my Dear Laurens, it might be in my power, by action rather than words, to convince you that I love you
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-year later-

"Alexander a letter from South Carolina arrived"

"It's from John Lauren's I'll read it later"

"No it's not"

"He'll never be satisfied"